From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures criticizes the accountants who run the accounting standards for forcing companies into reporting their financials in a way that doesn’t accurately represent their… Read Full Article
From the Investors Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital explains why the unicorn financing market just became more dangerous and complicated for all those involved in “On the Road to Recap”… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Cranney of Andreessen Horowitz discusses why putting in place a strong sales, forecasting, and deal qualification process is a must-have for successfully scaling your company in… Read Full Article
From the Investors Amit Mukherjee of New Enterprise Associates discusses what makes the Series A unique and how deal competitiveness and risk play a factor in round size in “What… Read Full Article
From the Investors Phil Orr of Sapphire Ventures takes a look at the state of the public markets and how they may impact private SaaS companies in “What’s Happening to… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jeffrey Carter of Hyde Park Angels argues that selling is a learned skill and outlines a number of common mistakes people make when selling in “Sales is… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Cummings of Atlanta Ventures highlights nine SaaS IPOs and the Founder/CEO equity percentage at time of filing in “SaaS Founder/CEO Equity at Time of IPO” Shai… Read Full Article
From the Investors Michael Cardamone of Acceleprise and Scott Salkin of Allbound chat about the scrappiness involved in getting your first customers and achieving $500K in ARR in “SaaS Founding… Read Full Article
From the Investors Amit Mukherjee of NEA takes a closer look at the state of the tech financing market at the end of Q1 using data as well as his… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sarah Tavel of Greylock Partners presents the framework she uses to evaluate non-transactional consumer companies that she is looking to fund in “The Hierarchy of Engagement” Ajay Agarwal… Read Full Article
From the Investors Paul Bennetts of AirTree VC analyzes Etsy’s first year as a public company in “Life in Full View: Etsy One Year on From IPO” Sam Altman of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Micah Rosenbloom of Founder Collective and Eli Portnoy of Sense360 reflect on the factors to consider when either becoming or backing a second-time founder in “How to Avoid… Read Full Article
From the Investors Audrey Soussan of Ventech Capital breaks down successful entrepreneurs into four typical profiles in “Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?” Peter Teneriello of Notley Ventures raises the question… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Annual recurring revenue (ARR) isn’t worth what it was. That’s just fine, but it matters for your startup’s valuation. The current market correction has led to a decline in… Read Full Article
From the Investors Carl Fritjofsson of 500 Startups offers a guide to breaking down your “revenue” so it actually means something in “How to Talk About Revenue — What VCs… Read Full Article
Prior to becoming a Venture Capitalist at Hyde Park Venture Partners, I spent the last two decades as an operator in the world of marketing, technology and software. One of the… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures highlights the increasing importance of customer success to company revenue as a SaaS company matures in “The Strategic Shift In Revenue For… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures concludes that the Series B will likely be the most challenging round to raise in the beginning of this year in “What’s… Read Full Article
From the Investors Bharat Anant of DunRobin Ventures weighs risk and return to determine the sweet spot for venture investing in “Evaluating the Risk -Reward Relationship Across Funding Rounds” Leo Polovets… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures summarizes his discussions with over 100 LP firms that fund VCs in “What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for… Read Full Article
From the Investors Josh Elman of Greylock Partners shares his thoughts on how founders should approach building on platforms and how they can get the most out of them on… Read Full Article
From the Investors Hunter Walk of Homebrew provides guidelines and a list of resources to help you build more diverse teams in “Diversity at Startups” Paige Craig of Arena Ventures… Read Full Article
From the Investors Craig Shapiro of Collaborative Fund and Morgan Housel of Motley Fool agree that the most innovative businesses are sometimes built at times of need and on a shoestring… Read Full Article
From the Investors Nikhil Basu Trivedi of Shasta Ventures lends his thoughts on eight areas he’s looking at for new early-stage investments in “What’s Next? 8 Trends I’m Excited About”… Read Full Article